with rice and tomato spinach sauce
Though the fluffy rice and tangy tomato sauce in this dish may be delicious in their own right, the juicy 100% Irish beef meatballs can't help but steal the show.
Allergens
Utensils
Tags
Irish Beef Mince
250 grams
Italian Herbs
0.5 sachet(s)
Breadcrumbs
1 pack(s)
Rice
150 grams
Passata
1 pack(s)
Basil
10 grams
Onion
1 unit(s)
Garlic
1 unit(s)
Baby Spinach
60 grams
Worcester Sauce
1 sachet(s)
Beef Stock
1 sachet(s)
Water
to taste
Oil
to taste
Salt
to taste
Pepper
to taste
Sugar
to taste
- Pour 300ml cold salted water (double for 4p) into a medium pot with a tight-fitting lid.
- Stir in the rice and bring to the boil.
- Once boiling, lower the heat to medium and cover with the lid.
- Leave to cook for 10 mins, then remove the pot from the heat (still covered) and leave aside for another 10 mins or until ready to serve (the rice will continue to cook in its own steam).
- While the rice cooks, halve, peel and chop the onion into small pieces.
- Peel and grate the garlic (or use a garlic press).
- Roughly tear the basil leaves.
- In a large bowl, mix the breadcrumbs, 2 tbsp water and ½ tsp salt (double both for 4p).
- Add the beef mince and half the dried Italian herbs (double for 4p).
- Season with pepper and mix together with your hands.
- Roll into evenly-sized balls, 5 per person. IMPORTANT: Wash your hands and equipment after handling raw mince.
- Place a large pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil.
- Once hot, add the beef meatballs and fry until browned all over and cooked through, 10-12 mins. IMPORTANT: Meatballs are cooked when no longer pink in the middle.
- Once cooked, remove from the pan.
- Return the (now empty) pan to medium-high heat, with a drizzle of oil if needed.
- Fry the onion and garlic until slightly softened, 3-4 mins.
- Add the beef stock powder, passata, Worcester sauce, 1 tsp sugar and 50ml water (double both for 4p). Simmer for 5-7 mins.
- Mix through the spinach and half the torn basil. Add the meatballs and cook until warmed through, 1-2 mins.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Serve the rice in bowls.
- Top with beef meatballs and spinach sauce.
- Garnish with remaining torn basil.
2778
kJ
Energy (kJ)
664
kcal
Energy (kcal)
20.7
g
Fat
8.8
g
of which saturates
82.5
g
Carbohydrate
9.4
g
of which sugars
1.4
g
Dietary Fiber
35.3
g
Protein
0
mg
Cholesterol
2
g
Salt
